Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 54
Isaiah 55
“You unhappy one, storm-tossed and troubled, I am ready to rebuild you with precious stones and your intimacy with me will be built on a foundation of sapphires.”
Isaiah 54:11 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say so clearly,
I’m dealing with the malcontents. I Am breathing and blowing a fresh breath of life, a fresh breeze of life on the downcast, on those who have been in sorrow, who have been stuck in an emotional rut, on those who have not been able to seem to get ahead. I see the weight that they carry in their hearts, and I Am breathing life and fresh joy into them. I see the pain, the breaking that has taken place. I see the dreams that feel so far out of reach that it’s given way to despair. I see the ones who cannot and have not given up but can’t see the way forward either. I see them. I see every part of what is hiding in the recesses of their hearts. I see those tender places and the locked away places. I see where the redness of life in their hearts has turned black with the sting of death. I Am breathing My resurrection breath of life on these places, and I will make them a fertile garden again. I will make them spill over with joy again.
malcontent /măl′kən-tĕnt″/
adjective
- Dissatisfied with existing conditions.
- Discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.
Similar: discontented, uneasy, dissatisfied - Dissatisfied with current conditions; discontented.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/malcontent
“I will make your towers of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious, delightful stones. All your children will be taught by Yahweh, and great will be their peace and prosperity. You will be established in righteousness. Oppression—be far from you! Fear—be far from you! Yes, terror will not come near you, nor will you be afraid. If anyone dares to stir up strife against you, it is not from me! Those who challenge you will go down in defeat.”
Isaiah 54:12-15 TPT
I will restore the creativity that went dormant because of the weight you carried in your heart — the loss, the hope deferred, the dreams that seem to continually be kicked down the road. I Am blowing My breath of life into your heart to make it come alive again. I will make you into that towering oak tree of righteousness that becomes a shelter and a refuge for many. I will make you into a fruit bearing tree, a substantial and hearty one whose fruit fills lives and brings joy to many. Your heart willl not be left for dead. I have not left you here to fend for yourself. I Am addressing the malcontents. I Am taking great pleasure in the fact that they have not given up, have not retreated. Though their souls are in deep anguish, and though the path ahead is so dim, it can barely be seen, you have persevered. You have carried on. You have carried the torch of your yes, and I Am so proud. I Am breathing on you, and the power and life in My breath will bring with it a greater illumination, a multiplied illumination of your light. And you will see the path ahead with distinct clarity. You will not become food for wolves in this thick forest. I have seen you, and I do see you.
You will increase and spread out in every direction. Your sons and daughters will conquer nations and revitalize desolate cities. Do not fear, for your shame is no more. Do not be embarrassed, for you will not be disgraced. You will forget the inadequacy you felt in your youth and will no longer remember the shame of your widowhood. For your Maker is your husband; his name is Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies! Your Kinsman-Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel! He has the title Mighty God of All the Earth!
Isaiah 54:3-5 TPT
I Am disrupting the pattern that has been ongoing, and I Am setting you on what looks like a new path. You have not gotten on the wrong path, but your feet will find that this one feels different. It’s because this is the next level, and beneath you the path is now smoother than the one that has taken you here. I Am resetting you into a place of elevation, of clarity, of fresh life — of revival of heart and soul. I’m restoring your joy.
How to Respond
- Get your heart and attitude into worship. Let it wring out the darkness that is clinging to you.
- Pray, Holy Spirit come. Thank You for seeing me, for desiring to restore me, for being proud of my yes and what it’s taken me to get here. Breathe Your breath of resurrection life into every part of me. Restore to me the joy of my salvation. Blow the breeze of fresh energy, fresh creativity, revival and unbridled, overflowing joy into my life. Illuminate the torch of my yes. Put my feet on a new, elevated and smooth path, and help me to clearly see the road ahead.
- Declare, As the snow and rain that fall from heaven do not return until they have accomplished their purpose, soaking the earth and causing it to sprout with new life, providing seed to sow and bread to eat. So also will be the word that The Lord speaks; it does not return to Him unfulfilled. His word performs His purpose and fulfills the mission He sent it out to accomplish.
For I will leave my exile with joy and be led home wrapped in peace. The mountains and hills in front of me will burst into singing and the trees of the field will applaud! Cypress trees will flourish where there were only thorns and myrtle trees instead of briars. These will stand as a testimony to Yahweh’s renown, everlasting signs that will not be cut off. — adapted from Isaiah 55:10-13 TPT - Decree, The Lord is restoring and reviving the malcontents. He is coming in and breathing fresh life, resurrection life into us. He’s coming with a promotion to a new, smoother path ahead, with restoration of creativity and clarity for the way forward. The hearts that have seemed to be filled with darkness will become flourishing gardens of life again. He will make us into strong, trustworthy leaders, and He will make our lives abundantly fruitful and a blessing to many.
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