Today’s Readings:
Isaiah 10
Isaiah 49
Daniel 2
Psalm 24
Thus says the Lord, “In a favorable time I have answered You, And in a day of salvation I have helped You; And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people, To restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights. They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them And will guide them to springs of water. I will make all My mountains a road, And My highways will be raised up. Behold, these will come from afar; And lo, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.” Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.
Isaiah 49:8-13 NASB1995
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
It’s the end of the world as you know it. Be at peace. Be in anticipation. Brim with excitement. It’s for your good. Life marches on, and time marches on, but I Am changing the landscape. I am changing the scene, the terrain, the rules, the norms, the structures, the boundaries and the players. This is My reset. This is My reset. I own the game board, and I created the pieces. I will reset it according to My rules, according to My design, according to My perfect plan, and then will let the chips fall where they may. Of course I direct those too.
Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod and lifts up his staff against you, the way Egypt did. For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent and My anger will be directed to their destruction.” The Lord of hosts will arouse a scourge against him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and His staff will be over the sea and He will lift it up the way He did in Egypt. So it will be in that day, that his burden will be removed from your shoulders and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be broken because of fatness.
Isaiah 10:24-27 NASB1995
Changes in leadership are coming. Wholesale changes to government are coming. Structures will be toppled only to reveal much smaller, much more stable, enduring structures that were hidden beneath the monstrosities and oppressive structures that once stood.
Snakes are being revealed and cleared out from the scene. They are being demolished and removed. Leadership apparatuses and power structures, ancient strongholds on power in places of great influence are being toppled. You will not recognize this world, this place, this land, this time that I Am thrusting you forward into. But it will be glorious. It will require a lot of cleanup. The rubble, dust, and remnants of destruction will remain. And cleanup will be necessary. Building afresh will be necessary. But it will be done with fear and trembling, with a great deal of seeking My face and My will for what should be done and how it should be done. This is not building back better, this is not rebuilding the old. This is a new place that requires entirely new mindsets and new approaches. At the center of it all is truth, freedom and justice. Above it all is the Mighty Arm of the one who saved you, who rescued you from certain annihilation, the Lord your God.
Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, Only a remnant within them will return; A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness. For a complete destruction, one that is decreed, the Lord God of hosts will execute in the midst of the whole land.
Isaiah 10:20-23 NASB1995
Old structures, old ways of thinking, old ways of operating must be destroyed. This is a return to the ancient foundations which must be built atop with purity, with fear and trembling, and with very great restraint. The final structures should be austere, minimal and unobtrusive. They must be meek and they must serve. They will not be imposing, intimidating structures. They will be meek structures that serve the people and exist for the people. This is a new time and a whole new way is required. This is the end of the world as you know it. Be in peace. Be in great joy, excitement and anticipation. Everything you thought you knew will be no more.
How to Respond
- Draw near to the Lord. Stir up excitement, joy and great anticipation for what He is doing in the Earth.
- Pray, Holy Spirit draw near to me. Help me to see clearly what You are doing. Help me to discern and understand Your Mighty Arm at work. Thank You for Your great salvation and deliverance from these wicked, oppressive world structures. Thank You that You are toppling and demolishing them to usher in a new time and a new world that is built upon the ancient foundations that You put in place for our great good, for our freedom, for truth and for justice.
- Declare, Daniel said, “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him. It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding. It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him. — Daniel 2:20-22 NASB1995
- Declare, The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. — Psalms 24:1 NASB1995
- Decree, This is a time of great change, chaos and destruction. But the Lord is using it to usher in a brand new world that we won’t even recognize. He is delivering us from the hand of the fowler, and He is thrusting us into a whole new world. We will be charged with clean up and with rebuilding that requires a whole new mindset and approach, that requires great restraint and divine instruction. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.
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