Today’s Reading:
1 John 4
1 John 5
Psalm 149
“You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”
1 John 5:4-5 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
On the roads less traveled, mountains will fall. Strongholds will crumble. And insurmountable gates will come crashing down. Transition is here for warriors. Fundamental shifts are here. You will laugh out loud in the face of your enemy, and you will not be moved by the nearness of him. Though you can feel his breath, though you are face-to-face, you will stand firm, laugh in his face and wait for him to blink. You will not be moved. Laughter is a great weapon. When you swing it or launch it, it lands with exponential force. Derision is a weapon, but laughter is greater. Scorn is a weapon, but joy is terrifying. Uncontained, unbridled joy in the face of the enemy is breathtakingly terrifying to your enemy.
“Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! It’s time to sing to God a brand-new song so that all his holy people will hear how wonderful he is! May Israel be enthused with joy because of him, and may the sons of Zion pour out their joyful praises to their King. Break forth with dancing! Make music and sing God’s praises with the rhythm of drums! For he enjoys his faithful lovers. He adorns the humble with his beauty, and he loves to give them victory.”
Psalms 149:1-4 TPT
Carnal warfare is being fought in the open. But parallel to that, right in track with that is what you don’t see. The unseen war is greater than the seen war. The battle is fiercer and the willing warriors fewer. But they are more than they have ever been in this season of war, and they are growing in number day-by-day. Transition is here. Change is here. The best is yet to come. Great hope and great vision will launch you into the fight. This is the war of the faithful. The faithful will war and win.
“His godly lovers triumph in the glory of God, and their joyful praises will rise even while others sleep. God’s high and holy praises fill their mouths, for their shouted praises are their weapons of war!”
Psalms 149:5-6 TPT
Transition is here. Change is here to set the terms of battle. Where before you went onto the battlefield, and the terms had already been set, the position for the side of truth was defense, defense and hard-fought offense — now you are coming in over the top. The terms and the timing are in your favor, and the truth will advance, advance, advance. Where it was one step forward, then a bomb on that progress, now it will be steady forward advancement like tanks pushing forward at will and driving the enemy line.
“These warring weapons will bring vengeance on the nations and every resistant power— to bind kings with chains and rulers with iron shackles. Praise-filled warriors will enforce the judgment decreed against their enemies. This is the honor he gives to all his godly lovers. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!”
Psalms 149:7-9 TPT
Great resources are here in support of the change. Air cover is here in support of the change. And a tremendous swell of infantrymen are here in support of the change. This is the time to drive behind enemy lines, and then keep pushing. This is the time to level, to literally raze the playing field, the battlefield, the place that the enemy has squatted on — knowing that you will be called upon to rebuild it in the next phase. Don’t grow weary of doing good. The battle is heating up, but the tides, the terms and the timing is now all set in your favor.
How to Respond
- Worship the Lord. Stir up your most holy faith, joy and vision.
- Pray, Holy Spirit thank You for changing the tide of the battle. Thank You for positioning Your people and Your Angelic Host for great exploits. Help me to be so filled to the brim and overflowing with You, that joy, praise and laughter are my fiercest weapons. Thank You for positioning me to taunt, intimidate and overrun the enemy. Help me to drive and to war in unity with faithful believers until the job is done.
- Declare, “Little children, you can be certain that you belong to God and have conquered them, for the One who is living in you is far greater than the one who is in the world.”
— 1 John 4:4 TPT - Decree, The transition and change is here from hunted to hunters, from prey to threat. The warriors of the Lord are mounting up, and we now have the upper hand. We now set the terms. And we are in a position to completely overrun the enemy, to laugh at, intimidate and embarrass the enemy. I will not back down, and I will not be moved — even when I feel the breath of the enemy on my face. I will laugh until he blinks, and then I will drive him out of this territory for good.
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