Monday Morning Scripture – Psalm 91

1 He who takes refuge in the shelter of the Most High will be safe in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 He will say to the Eternal, “My shelter, my mighty fortress, my God, I place all my trust in You.”

3 For He will rescue you from the snares set by your enemies who entrap you and from deadly plagues.

4 Like a bird protecting its young, God will cover you with His feathers, will protect you under His great wings; His faithfulness will form a shield around you, a rock-solid wall to protect you.

COMMENTARY

Psalm 91 is a beautiful psalm of trust in God. But how does God take care of all His people, all at the same time? Well, keep reading because Psalm 91 is one of just a few places in Scripture that describe what we might call “guardian angels” (Exodus 23:20; Psalm 43:3). Though rare, these passages teach that God is not alone in maintaining and protecting His creation and His people. He has made a host of heavenly messengers ready to do His bidding, and His bidding is often to guard His people throughout their lives and protect them—sometimes from dangers they are not even aware of.

5 You will not dread the terrors that haunt the night or enemy arrows that fly in the day

6 Or the plagues that lurk in darkness or the disasters that wreak havoc at noon.

7 A thousand may fall on your left, ten thousand may die on your right, but these horrors won’t come near you.

8 Only your eyes will witness the punishment that awaits the evil,
but you will not suffer because of it.

9 For you made the Eternal [your][a] refuge, the Most High your only home.

10 No evil will come to you; plagues will be turned away at your door.

11 He will command His heavenly messengers to guard you, to keep you safe in every way.

12 They will hold you up in their hands so that you will not crash, or fall, or even graze your foot on a stone.[b]

13 You will walk on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the lion and the serpent underfoot.

14 “Because he clings to Me in love, I will rescue him from harm; I will set him above danger. Because he has known Me by name,

15 He will call on Me, and I will answer. I’ll be with him through hard times; I’ll rescue him and grant him honor.

16 I’ll reward him with many good years on this earth and let him witness My salvation.”

Psalm 91:1-16 (VOICE)
Footnotes
[a] 91:9 Hebrew manuscripts read, “who is my.”
[b] 91:11–12 Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:10–11

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – New Boundaries

In this season it will be very important for you to partner with Me in setting boundaries. To protect your mind, body and soul. To preserve your energy for the things I have planned for you. I will show you when to say yes and when to say no. Don’t agree to something just because there is a need. Resist the temptation to fix things just because you want to be a good servant.

The borders of the Israelite tribes were set very carefully. There were boundaries according to their numbers and capacity. Know your capacity. Don’t feel you let people down when you say no.

The boundaries will protect you and give you strength for My true purposes. Put new stakes in the ground that will clearly mark your territory. Stay firm when people try to invade your space.

You will see an increase in energy, strength and wisdom. Strength will come to the areas and relationships that you are meant to invest in. Receive My courage today to draw the line in the sand. Allow me to impart fresh discernment as you make new choices.

Activation: Take a moment to recall what’s on your agenda for the next few weeks. Ask YHWH to highlight what activities/relationships that should remain and those that are not for now. What are the things you are doing out of sheer habit that takes up time and energy? Maybe it’s time to let it go. Ask for YHWH’s wisdom and discernment in making new choices.

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in YHWH.

YHWH is my light and my salvation—Whom shall I fear?
YHWH is the refuge and fortress of my life—Whom shall I dread?

Psalm 27:1 (AMP)

But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’ [a firm yes or no]; anything more than that comes from the evil one.

Matthew 5:37 (AMP)

Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 4:23 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – New Perspectives

Walk into your prophetic call, whether that is using the Spirit’s gift of prophecy or living as a prophet. Live there now rather than seeing it as something that is far off.

Live in the place of victory even when that denies your circumstances.

Consciously raise yourself up into speaking and thinking and moving now on the earth, not waiting for an imagined future but living in full community with me now.

I release a fresh perspective, available to you every morning. For I am faithful.

Unclog your mind from all that is not the mind of Christ, listening to me as your first choice each daybreak. Bring again the truths of the bible into the forefront of your attitudes, not allowing repeated thought patterns of ‘less than’ or ‘not possible’ to fester in your life.

Submit yourselves therefore to YHWH. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7 (ESV)

Application: Ask YHWH to flood your heart and mind with new truths today; one about yourself and your prophetic call and another where He wants to help you to throw off a hindrance to this call.

22 The steadfast love of YHWH never ceases;[a] His mercies never come to an end;

23 they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

24 “YHWH is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

25 YHWH is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Lamentations 3:22-25 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:24 (ESV)

19 Do not quench the Spirit.

20 Do not despise prophecies,

21 but test everything; hold fast what is good.

22 Abstain from every form of evil.

23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Yeshua HaMashiach.

24 He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.

1 Thessalonians 5:19-24 (ESV)

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Gratitude

How do you express your gratitude?

The best way to show gratitude is to do or give something to someone that is pleasing to them. By doing that, it will truly be appreciated, especially if you’ve gone out of your way (whether it be monetarily or physically), it will really touch their heart. Touching the heart (the very core of a person) is usually the desired effect when showing gratitude. I know that’s what works for me.

Thinking about it further, if we wish to show gratitude to our Heavenly Father, all we need do is trust, obey and sieve through the pages of His Word, and we’ll be able to discover what He requires of us. It’s as easy as that. There may be things we struggle with, but if we make the effort, He will take us (our lives) in His hands and guide us. That’s His reciprocation to our gratitude. What a blessing!

What do you need to do today to show how grateful you are?

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Refreshing Manna

Beloved, where the world grows parched from iniquity’s scorching heat, I shower you daily with refreshing manna. Allow the abundance of this supernatural nourishment to freshen you like cool rain on a hot summer’s day. Breathe in its sweet honey fragrance, and let it gratify your senses. Taste it and see how it satisfies every ounce of your being. My manna rejuvenates to the core in a world that tries to deplete you.

I give plenty, so take what you need daily. Find balance in Me, and learn to pace yourself.


In the moments when you feel drained, take My hand. I will lead you to the calming waters of renewal where you can release every care and experience supernatural rest and weightlessness. This will reset you back into rhythm and restoration.


I never want you to feel spiritually empty. Instead, I want you to be energised to bear fruit.


Receive My manna daily, and let it supernaturally fill you. I am Jehovah Jireh, your loving and faithful provider! I am your daily bread. Find peace in knowing whoever eats of Me will be sustained for eternity.

Activation: Before you start your day, close your eyes. Look up in the spirit and picture manna raining down from heaven! Open yourself up and receive your fill. Inhale deeply and fill your lungs with this gift, and then exhale all the tension that doesn’t belong. In this place of total fill and rest, carry out your day. Commune with God, eat, work, fellowship, all from this place, stopping when it’s time to rest. See how receiving this divine bread daily sustains you in a new and supernatural way!

31 Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

32 Moses said, “This is what YHWH has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before YHWH to be kept throughout your generations.”

34 As YHWH commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept.

35 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

36 (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.)[a]

Exodus 16:31-36 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] Exodus 16:36 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters

I am the Living Bread that came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior], he will live forever. And the Bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh (body).”

John 6:51 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Branded

Many place marks upon their bodies as reminders of people, places, events that are special to them – I long to place a brand upon your heart. Not to maim or mar you but to brand you with my love. I long to pour my forgiveness over all iniquities; to remember the sin no more. Many of you have battled alone and endured tough times; I want to give you rest. I love you with an everlasting love. Allow my loving kindness to draw you near to me, for I can rebuild from any ruins. From nothing the world was created; Nothing is too difficult for Me.

Will you receive this seal for Christ?

Activation: Picture Yeshua as He was nailed to the cross, with a battered and bloodied body, unrecognisable. Imagine the pain and the torment of being treated this way for merely healing others and making them whole. Do not focus on the unanswered questions of your faith, or if you’re able to walk in perfection. Instead, contemplate the love of Yeshua for you. Decide today, will you receive the love that Yeshua exemplified on the cross for you that day? If your answer is not yes, ask Holy Spirit to help you understand what holds you back.

In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

Ephesians 1:13 (AMP)

33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.

34 And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me [through personal experience], from the least of them to the greatest,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sin.”

35
Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:

Jeremiah 31:33-35 (AMP)

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