Today’s Reading:
Song of Songs 2
Psalm 18
Matthew 11
“My beloved is to me the most fragrant apple tree— he stands above the sons of men. Sitting under his grace-shadow, I blossom in his shade, enjoying the sweet taste of his pleasant, delicious fruit, resting with delight where his glory never fades.”
Song of Songs 2:3 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
My love for you spans and extends past time and space. It knows no bounds, no limits. Did My Son’s death on a cross show you limits to Our love for you? It expressed the full measure, the unceasing, boundaryless, unstoppable love We have for you.
Be empowered by My love.
“God, all at once you turned on a floodlight for me! You are the revelation-light in my darkness, and in your brightness I can see the path ahead. With you as my strength I can crush an enemy horde, advancing through every stronghold that stands in front of me.”
Psalms 18:28-29 TPT
Love, real love empowers you. It fills you with hope, joy and energy that can’t be contained. Rest in My love. And catch My vision for your life, for your next steps, for these next days and this new chapter. This is a season of triumph. So be anchored in and make your starting point My love. It’s your home base from which to operate. As a sent one, you are sent out from the basis of My love. It can never be extinguished or burned out.
“Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. For all that I require of you will be pleasant and easy to bear.”
Matthew 11:28-30 TPT
It’s time to recharge for the next chapter, this new chapter, this new day. It’s time to catch fresh vision right here at My feet. Come rest in My love. Come recharge on My faithfulness, and you will mount up as on eagles’ wings. I will cause you to soar in this new season. I will cause you to see farther and sharper than ever before. I will give you the distinct privilege of being in My harem as My lover. This is the place of preparation for My bride. Choose Me first. Select Me above all. Wrap yourself in My great and unending love, and nothing will be impossible for you.
“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
This is a time of My lovers drawing ever closer to the bridal chamber. This is a time of My love unfurling like a carpet before your feet, leading you deeper to My heart. As you draw near, as you cling to and rest in and revive yourself in My love, your energy, your joy, your zest and your readiness will abound. You will be ready for the new chapter as you step aside first and steep yourself in My love. It will prepare you and position you to mount up, to soar, to leap over walls and to win great conquests for My Name’s sake.
How to Respond
- Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.
- Pray, Lord, draw me closer to You and draw me nearer to Your heart. Help me to leave my worries, concerns, decisions and planning behind for a while and just rest and be recharged in Your love for me. I want to go into this new chapter, new day, new season at max capacity — filled with joy, love and peace and energized and readied in a way I have not been in a very long time.
- Declare, “Suddenly, he transported me into his house of wine— he looked upon me with his unrelenting love divine. Revive me with your raisin cakes. Refresh me again with your apples. Help me and hold me, for I am lovesick! I am longing for more— yet how could I take more? His left hand cradles my head while his right hand holds me close. I am at rest in this love.”
— Song of Songs 2:4-6 TPT - Decree, The Lord is inviting me to pull aside and rest in His love, to seek Him and to be recharged and revived in His Presence, to be imparted with fresh vision and hope and to regain my zest for life with a surge of powerful energy that will propel me forward. I will not run ahead into this new chapter until I have been steeped deeply in His love and refreshed and empowered by His Spirit.
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