Thursday Morning Scripture – Isaiah 43:1-7

Israel Redeemed

1  But now, this is what the LORD, your Creator says, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel,“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine!

2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.

3 “For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom,
Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you.

4 “Because you are precious in My sight,
You are honored and I love you, I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life.

5 “Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are scattered], and gather you from the west.

6 “I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from far way and My daughters from the ends of the earth,

7 Everyone who is called by My Name,
Whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Isaiah 43:1-7 (AMP)

Thursday Morning Scripture – Isaiah 43:14-21

Babylon to Be Destroyed

14 This is what the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,

“For your sake I have sent [one] to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans [who reign in Babylon], into the ships [a]over which they rejoiced.

15  “I am the Lord, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King.”

16 This is what the LORD says,

He who makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,

17 He who brings out the chariot and the horse, the army and the mighty warrior,
(They will lie down together, they will not rise again; they have been extinguished, they have been put out like a lamp’s wick):

18 “Do not remember the former things, or ponder the things of the past.


19 “Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even put a road in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.

20 “The beasts of the field will honor Me,
Jackals and ostriches, because I have given waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.

21 “The people whom I formed for Myself
will make known My praise.

Isaiah 43:14-21 (AMP)

Footnotes

[b] Isaiah 43:14 Lit of their rejoicing.

Thursday Morning Scripture – Isaiah 43:8-14

Israel Is God’s Witness

8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, and the deaf, even though they have ears.

9 All the nations have gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them (the idolaters) can [a]predict this [that Judah would return from captivity] and proclaim to us the former events? Let them provide their witnesses so that they may be justified,
or let them hear and say [in acknowledgement], “It is the truth.”

10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me.

11 “I, [only] I, am the Lord, and there is no Savior besides Me.

12 “I have declared [the future] and saved [the nation] and proclaimed [that I am God],
And there was no strange (alien) god among you; therefore you are My witnesses [among the pagans],” declares the LORD, “That I am God.

13 “Even from eternity I am He, and there is no one who can rescue from My hand;
I act, and who can revoke or reverse it?”

Isaiah 43:8-13 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] Isaiah 43:9 Lit announce.

Thursday Morning Scripture – Isaiah 43:22-28

The Shortcomings of Israel

22 “Yet you have not called on Me [in prayer and worship], O Jacob; but you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.

23 “You have not brought Me your sheep or goats for your burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with [demands for offerings of] incense.

24 “You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened Me with your sins, you have wearied Me with your wickedness.

25 “I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

26 “[a]Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together; state your position, that you may be proved right.

27 “Your first father [Jacob] sinned,
And your spokesmen [the priests and the prophets—your mediators] have transgressed against Me.

28 “So I will [b]profane the officials of the sanctuary, and I will consign Jacob to destruction and [I will subject] Israel to defamation and abuse.

Isaiah 43:22-28 (AMP)

Wednesday Morning Scripture – Proverbs 2:1-10

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

1 My son, if you will receive My words and treasure My commandments within you,

2 So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];

3 Yes, if you cry out for insight,
And lift up your voice for understanding;

4 If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver and search for her as you would hidden treasures;

5 Then you will understand the [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] and discover the knowledge of God.

6 For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He stores away sound wisdom for the righteous [those who are in right standing with Him]; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity [those of honorable character and moral courage],

8 He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).

9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance] and integrity and every good path.

10 For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Proverbs 2:1-10

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Be Wise

My people,

In these days I need a people who are wise, a people who will listen when I speak and allow their discernment to be sharpened. In these days, I need you to be a voice of wisdom. I have storehouses of wisdom that I would release upon the earth but there needs to be people ready to receive and release it. Speak wisdom to your family, to your neighbours, to strangers that you meet. 

Cherish the wisdom I give you by enveloping it in your heart, ready to release it to those who I highlight to you.

Don’t give up when you don’t understand what I say to you. Value My wisdom so much that you are prepared to intercede for insight – to hungrily pursue a deeper comprehension.

The world is searching for wisdom in these days and I would have My people’s voices fill that void.  

Activation: Read through Proverbs 2:1-10 in your favourite translation then spend time reflecting on your relationship with God’s wisdom. Is it something that you value? Next, spend time in prayer asking that God would share His wisdom with you and prepare you to be a voice of wisdom for Him in the earth.

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security

1 My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,


2 So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];

3 Yes, if you cry out for insight,
And lift up your voice for understanding;

Proverbs 2:1-3 (AMP)

King David’s Song of Praise

1 “But Lord, Your endless love stretches from one eternity to the other, unbroken and unrelenting toward those who fear You and those who bow facedown in awe before You. Your faithfulness to keep every gracious promise You’ve made passes from parents, to children, to grandchildren, and beyond.”
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2 “You are faithful to all those who follow your ways and keep your word.”

3 “YAHWEH has established His throne in heaven; His kingdom rules the entire universe.”

Psalm 103:18-19 (TPT)

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Called Forth

You have spent this past season in a small space, in a place of refuge and renewal. At times you have felt closed in, restricted and claustrophobic. You have questioned My plans and purposes for your life.

For you have felt the pull within your spirit to more – to bigger and wider places. Dear one, know that this has been My purpose for you all along. For within the hidden place I have been cultivating your heart with the fire of My Spirit, so that now you feel My word burning in your very bones.

I have spoken deep truth to you in this time, and have seeded it far within you. The embers of these seeds have been stirring, and now it is time for Me to fan them into flame by My Spirit.

The time of refuge has now become a time of release, as you are called forth into the plans that I have prepared for your refined heart. For it was only in the hidden place that I could ready you for the wide open space that I have prepared for you to walk into.

Take the lessons that you have learned in the secret – the surrender, the reliance, the trust, the obedience. Hold onto them to keep you grounded as the fire of My Word within you readies to ignite. Come now, to the place into which I am calling you forth.

Activation: Spend some time in the spirit reflecting on the season you have been in, and the ways in which God has refined your heart. Now, ask the Spirit to draw your attention to the things within you that are stirring & burning for what is next. Ask Him to reveal them to you in a specific way, and to show you the first step you need to take into where He is calling you forth.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10 (AMP)

If I say, “I will not remember Him or speak His name anymore,” then my heart becomes a burning fire shut up in my bones. And I am weary of enduring and holding it in; I cannot endure it [nor contain it any longer].

Jeremiah 20:9 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – We Are Connected

My child, hear this today: We are connected.

I know that lately it has felt like I am far away. You have felt like My voice is silent; like your heart is separated from Mine; like My presence is distant. This is not the truth.

The truth is that you and I are one. 

Even in the times when I do not feel as close as you would like, you must hold onto this truth. For you are empowered by My Spirit! You live not by the flesh but by My Spirit. 

We are one – you and I – and no matter how you may feel, hold onto this powerful truth. My child, we are connected!

Activation: First, let go of any doubts or disappointments you have been feeling about God’s closeness to you. Share your heart with Him and repent where needed. Then, declare aloud, “I am connected to the Spirit of God!” Say this as many times as it takes until you feel the weight of it within yourself. Then, ask the Lord for a deeper awareness of His Spirit to grow within you and a fresh security in being Spirit-led.

14 “The mature children of God are those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.

15 And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as He rises up within us, our spirits join Him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!”

16 For the Holy Spirit makes God’s Fatherhood real to us as He whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!””

Romans 8:14-16 (TPT)

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:13 (NLT)

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