Monday Evening Scripture (Wk47/2022) – Psalm 4

Evening Prayer of Trust in God

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress; be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

2 O sons of men, how long will my honor and glory be [turned into] shame? How long will you [my enemies] love worthless (vain, futile) things and seek deception and lies? Selah.

3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right]. The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.

4 Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin; meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion].Selah.

5 Offer righteous sacrifices; trust [confidently] in the Lord.

6 Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.

7 You have put joy in my heart, more than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

8 In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.

Psalm 4:1-8 (AMP)

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Safe

Climb into the palm of my hand and settle down. Don’t you know I have you? I hold you. I know all things that matter to you and be assured that they matter to me too.

I want you to hand me everything that you carry. Release it all to me in the knowledge that I can hold it all, you don’t have to. Your safety is not found in this world, your bank account, your job, the people around you in your lives. Your safety is found in me.

Activation: Ask Holy Spirit to show you where you are trusting in other areas for your safety and security, release them to him, and submit again to trusting him.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:8 (ESV)

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Proverbs 18:10 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Delightful

I delight in you, My children; do you delight in Me?

You are of huge value to Me for I made you in your mother’s womb. Put off those things which give you value in the world’s eyes and begin again to believe the words I say over you for that is the true reality about you.

I am releasing a fresh vision of this two-way delight that will blossom and flourish between Me and My church, both as individuals and corporately.

Activation: Declare the words of the Psalmist, ‘I take delight in the Lord and know that he will give me the desires of my heart.’ (From Psalm 37:4) What gives you delight? People, skills, creation, pure love? Tell others how delightful they are. What about God do you delight in? Constancy, perfect love, strength, His indwelling Spirit? Give thanks to God and work through with him how to increase this. What tarnishes your delight of Him? Bring it to God for his purifying and healing.

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;

Psalm 37:23 (NIV)

10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

11 the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 147:10-11 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Time to Grow

In this time of growth and maturing of my bride, there is also an expansion in my people that increases your capacity to carry more of me, reflect more of me.
But this doesn’t happen with the flick of a switch, it’s a process which involves learning, character building, and even enduring.

There needs to be stretching in order for growth, there is pulling and pushing, there is a wrestle. But I am with you to help you stand in my strength through this time and remind you that it will pass.

You will come out victorious on the other side, better able to steward the more that I have for you.

Activation: Ask Holy Spirit to identify any areas where you need to submit to the process of growth, or where you need to learn to partner with Him in this enlarging place.

Spiritual Fullness in Christ

6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

Isaiah 54:2 (NIV)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,and have it to the full.

John 10:10 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Yes and Amen

I AM your God. I never lie or make promises without fulfilling them. I will complete and perfect the work that I have spoken over you, so don’t let your confidence be stolen. Revisit the areas you were trusting Me for at the beginning of the year but you let go of due to the cares of the world. As the end of the year approaches, remember that it is never too late for Me to complete and perfect that which I started. I AM the God who makes a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Trust Me with your whole heart once again; partner with My ways and you will not be disappointed.

Activation: Revisit the prayers you’ve made but are still waiting on. Ask God to remind you of the promises you have let go of over the months or even years and write them out again, repenting for ever doubting Him. Reclaim them as yours, stand on His word, and thank Him for the manifestation of all that He has already done!

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises].

20 For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 1:19-20 (AMP)

Wednesday Morning Scripture (Wk46/2022) – 2 Corinthians 1:12-24

Paul’s Integrity

12 This is our [reason for] proud confidence: our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world [in general], and especially toward you, with pure motives and godly sincerity, not in human wisdom, but in the grace of God [that is, His gracious lovingkindness that leads people to Christ and spiritual maturity].

13 For we write you nothing other than what you read and understand [there is no double meaning in what we say]. And I hope you will [accurately] understand [divine things] until the end;

14 just as you have [already] partially understood us, [and one day will recognize] that you can be proud of us just as we are of you, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

15 It was with this confidence that I planned at first to visit you, so that you might receive twice a token of grace;

16 that is, [I wanted] to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and [then] to come back to you [on my return] from Macedonia, and have you send me on my way to Judea.

17 So then, was I indecisive or capricious when I was [originally] planning this? Or the things I plan, do I plan [1]in a self-serving way like a worldly man, ready to say, “Yes, yes” and “No, no” [at the same time]?

18 But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time].

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but has proved to be “Yes” in Him [true and faithful, the divine “Yes” affirming God’s promises].

20 For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

21 Now it is God who establishes and confirms us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and who has anointed us [empowering us with the gifts of the Spirit];

22 it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].

23 But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth—

24 not that we rule [like dictators] over your faith, but rather we work with you for [the increase of] your joy; for in your faith you stand firm [in your strong conviction that Jesus of Nazareth—the Messiah—is the Son of God, through whom we obtain eternal salvation].

2 Corinthians 1:12-24 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:17 Lit according to the flesh.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Worship Is Your Warfare

Worship is your warfare!
In the times of pressing and moments of stress; in the days filled with sorrow and the hours of strain, praising My Name lifts you above your circumstances. A heart of praise cannot be defeated. A heart set in a posture of worship cannot be overwhelmed.

When you praise Me, the atmosphere shifts. It is like the night turning to day.

For remember! I am the God of victory! I hold victory after victory within my fist, so sing your praises knowing that the battle is won!

Praise me knowing that your worship will shift your nation, your city, and your family. I implore you! Do not doubt the power found in a posture of worship.

Activation: Take a moment to worship God, the great I AM. Sing a song; write a poem; speak out loud what you adore about him. However you choose to do it, take some time to set your heart in a posture of power-filled worship.

Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

1 Samuel 2:1 (NIV)

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.

24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.

27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.

28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”

32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.

33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.

34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

Acts 16:22-34 (NIV)

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