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Second Samuel Chapter 22:
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,
“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold and my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
“For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of destruction assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
“In my distress I called upon the LORD;
to my God I called.
From his temple, he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
“Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
He bowed the heavens and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
He rode on a cherub and flew;
he was seen on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness around him his canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
Out of the brightness before him
coals of fire flamed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
And he sent out arrows and scattered them;
lightning, and routed them.
Then the channels of the sea were seen;
the foundations of the world were laid bare,
at the rebuke of the LORD,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
“He sent from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of many waters.
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a broad place;
he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
“The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man, you show yourself blameless;
with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
You save a humble people,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
For you are my lamp, O LORD,
and my God lightens my darkness.
For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
“For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God?
This God is my strong refuge
and has made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your gentleness made me great.
You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip;
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
They looked, but there was none to save;
they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
I beat them fine as the dust of the earth;
I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
“You delivered me from strife with my people;
you kept me as the head of the nations;
people whom I had not known served me.
Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Foreigners lost heart
and came trembling out of their fortresses.
“The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
the God who gave me vengeance
and brought down peoples under me,
who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from men of violence.
“For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations,
and sing praises to your name.
Great salvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
to David and his offspring forever.”
As I read the words to this song that David wrote and sang to the Lord, Father spoke to me and asked me to share with you these words that he spoke to me. I hope you are as blessed by them as I am.
He said:
My children. I know in your world it looks like your enemies have you beaten. You are surrounded on every side by darkness and from your point of view it looks dark and hopeless. So, I am asking you to look at your problems not from your point of view on earth, but from your point of view as you are seated with my son in the heavenly realm, above all these things.
Your enemy thinks he has you surrounded but what he doesn’t know is that I brought him to you for you to defeat him. You didn’t even have to go searching for him. He came to you to be destroyed by the power of my life within you. I am with you and in you and I am hiding inside you and ready to break forth on him and drive him out of your life. I am your strength and your shield. I am your bow and your fortress and I am all you need.
So many of you are crying today, but soon you will shout for joy as you see me defeat your foes before you just as I did for my beloved David. I will destroy his ability to challenge you until he is dust under your feet.
Oh my loved ones; Don’t be afraid. Strengthen your weak knees and lift up your hearts and your hands. I have delivered you already and you will see it as you let the song within your heart arise and come forth from your lips. Stop speaking defeat and start singing about victory. I have chosen you and given you victory over all your enemies. Even death is no match for you. Even in death you are promoted to your place of honor in heaven, so how can you lose?
Shout my children and sing this song that my David sang. Know that I am with you and I am for you. You are holy in my eyes and in my sight you are perfect. You are washed in the blood of my son and you are wearing his righteousness and his holiness. What do you have to be afraid of.
Arise my children and know that I have given you the plunder of all generations as your inheritance. The wealth of the wicked is saved for this day of my glory when the power of my Spirit arises in you. You will plunder the enemy and take back all that was taken from every generation of my people.
You will see a day when all the glory and power and might of my kingdom is among you and all the wealth of the world will mean nothing compared to the glory among you. Those who call themselves wealthy will cast aside their gold and silver just to get a sip of the river that flows within you. There will be a day of my glory like no other when all the kingdoms of this world will fall to my children. If it is my good pleasure to give you the kingdom of heaven, then what is it to me to give you earth also?
This world will see my glory arise on you. They are terrified already. Those who are in the secret council of darkness already know that their day of reckoning is at hand. There is a day of punishment for the wicked spirits that have plundered my creation.
Do you remember the evil spirits that Jesus cast out? What were they afraid of? Did they not ask him if he was going to torment them before the time? They know there is a time of torment for them and what is their torture? The same thing they saw in Jesus. The unlimited power of my Spirit living inside my children. Just as Jesus walked in unlimited power so shall my church do also. Torment for them is seeing all the people who were under their control set free to live and worship and abide in me. This is the torment they fear. This is the torment they shall have.
So my loved ones, lift up your heads. Stop planning for destruction and plan for victory. So many in my church have ten escape plans and not even one attack plan. Wake up. This is my world and I want it back and I am going to take it through you.
I told you in Ephesians that this has always been my plan. To gather all things in heaven and in earth together under the authority of my son. When you put all things under his feet then he will come reign with you.
Start with the enemy within you. Kick out unbelief and doubt and fear. Root out all bitterness and stir up brotherly love. Set aside every weight and sin that the enemy can use to condemn you and start running your race. Get your running shoes on, there is a race to be won. Run your race with confidence knowing that I have given you the strength to run it and the endurance to keep moving forward even if it seems the wind is against you.
I am counting on you my beloved. You are my plan. I told my son Jesus to sit at my right hand until I make his enemies his footstool. So, get going. We knew you could do this and that is why we chose you. We believe in you much more than you believe in yourselves. Get to it. Resist your enemy until he flees and then pursue him and pulverize him. Don’t leave him one rock on this earth to hide under. I am raising up my army and it will be glorious. You won’t fight with bows and arrows but with truth and a song.
Arise and sing for your song has come!
This is the end of the words he spoke to me at that moment.
I hope you are encouraged by these words.
Until next time,
Grow Rich in His Grace,
I love you all,
michael
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