Today’s Reading:
Psalm 18
Proverbs 3
“I love you, Yahweh, and I’m bonded to you, my strength! Yahweh, you’re the bedrock beneath my feet, my faith-fortress, my wonderful deliverer, my God, my rock of rescue where none can reach me. You’re the shield around me, the mighty power that saves me, and my high place. All I need to do is to call on you, Yahweh, the praiseworthy God. When I do, I’m safe and sound in you— delivered from my foes!”
Psalms 18:1-3 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Keep exalting me in your heart and with your lips. Sing and speak praises of My goodness, and you will see more of it. Sing and speak the wonders of My faithfulness, and you will feel My Presence as a wraparound shield. I will protect you from all harm. Justice is coming, and a storm is kicked up to cloak it, to conceal it. You have no reason to fear danger. It will not come for you. Stay tucked in behind My wing, under the shadow of My majesty, and sing continual praises. As a lullaby soothes the soul of a child, so singing My praises will calm your heart and mind. Worship is as much for you as it is for Me. It fills a deep need, and it feeds the empty and hurting places of your heart. So worship, so sing in this storm. The tide is rising, and the winds are kicking up. Don’t forget that I use darkness to conceal Myself. I use storm clouds to hide My plans for battle.
‘The earth itself shivered and shook. It reeled and rocked before him. As the mountains trembled, they melted away, for his anger was kindled on my behalf! Fierce flames leapt from his mouth, erupting with blazing, burning coals as smokeand fire encircled him. He stretched heaven’s curtain open and came to my defense. Swiftly he rode to earth as the stormy sky was lowered. He rode a chariot of thunderclouds amidst thick darkness; his steed was a cherub, soaring on outstretched wings of Spirit-Wind. Wrapped in the thick-cloud darkness, his thunder-tabernacle surrounded him. He hid himself in mystery-darkness; the dense rain clouds were his garments.’
Psalms 18:7-11
War is coming. A climax is coming. A storm of epic proportions is coming. Be ready, but do not fear. I keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Me. Trust and obey, and I will have you positioned in the right place at the right time — to rise up, to accelerate and to advance, even as I knock others down who have held the platforms before you, who have stood on the pedestals before you. Be careful who you exalt in this time. Things are not what they seem, and deception runs rampant. Exalt only the Lord your God and esteem those who carry My Spirit. I’m working wonders in your day that people looking back on this as history will say, “it looked impossible. It doesn’t even make sense how He routed the enemy and took them down. It was insurmountable. It was unscalable, but look how that weak one rose to the top and look how they stood and spoke and even roared with the boldness of a lion.” This is truly a time of the improbable happening and the improbable people being used to scale mountains and to accomplish the unthinkable.
“Yahweh lives! Praise is lifted high to the unshakable God! Towering over all, my Savior-God is worthy to be praised! Look how he pays back harm to all who harm me, subduing all who come against me. He rescues me from my enemies; he lifts me up high and keeps me out of reach, far from the grasp of my violent foe. So I thank you, Yahweh, with my praises! I will sing my song to the highest God, so all among the nations will hear me.”
Psalms 18:46-49 TPT
History will examine this time period as one of unaccountable, inexplicable miracles, and of improbable and unthinkable, impossible victories being won. The overturning, the circumventing and the absolute destruction of evil in your midst — no one could have accounted for. Yet it is here. That day is here and now. Look at the storm with wonder, not fear. Because this is the storm of your salvation. It is here. Batten down the hatches and get into position. It is here.
How to Respond
- Pray, Holy Spirit give me eyes to see and a heart to discern what You are doing in our midst. Thank You for the justice that You are bringing. Thank You for coming with Your glory in power, and thank You for striking the heads of our adversaries and oppressors. Lord, thank You that You are exalting improbable ones who love you while taking down those who have sowed chaos, heartache and despair in the land and in the lives of Your people. Come quickly Lord.
- Declare, “Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go. Don’t think for a moment that you know it all, for wisdom comes when you adore him with undivided devotion and avoid everything that’s wrong.”
Proverbs 3:5-7 TPT - Decree, The Lord is rising up and bringing sudden justice. He is concealing Himself in an intense and massive storm that will completely disrupt life as we know it. I will not fear. I will stay tucked under the wing of the Lord Most High, singing His praises. And I will watch and see as He comes through for us. He is promoting improbable ones and removing powerful ones who have gone before them. Change is here. Turnarounds are here. Impossible victories are here. Absolute destruction of evil is here.
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